# Carmine Dragon (Speedpaint 2.0) Paint Equivalents

> Carmine Dragon (Speedpaint 2.0) equivalents: Citadel Baal Red and Vallejo Cardinal Purple, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/speedpaint-2/carmine-dragon

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Carmine Dragon: Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0 contrast, hex #dc3058. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Carmine Dragon

Range

[Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2)

Finish

contrast

Hex

#dc3058

Hex source

community data

## Carmine Dragon equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish. A brand with no contrast paint offers its closest colour in another finish, flagged.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Baal Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/baal-red) Citadel Contrast ΔE 13.1

    approximate
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Cardinal Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/cardinal-purple-72-408) Vallejo Xpress 72.408 ΔE 11.6

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Scarab Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/scarab-red) ΔE 9.3

    ⚠ cross-finish

Carmine Dragon is a contrast paint from Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0. The closest paint in any other range is Cardinal Purple from Vallejo Xpress at ΔE 11.6, an approximation. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and none a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.

## Closest matches

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

- [Blood Chalice](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/blood-chalice) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.0
- [Angelic Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/angelic-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.1
- [Dragon Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/dragon-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.4

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash)

- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.0
- [Magenta Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/magenta-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.5
- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 30.5

### [Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base)

- [Jokaero Orange](/paints/citadel-base/jokaero-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.3
- [Bugman's Glow](/paints/citadel-base/bugmans-glow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.5
- [Ratskin Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/ratskin-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.5

### [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast)

- [Baal Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/baal-red) approximate ΔE 13.1
- [Guilliman Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/guilliman-flesh) approximate ΔE 15.0
- [Darkoath Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/darkoath-flesh) approximate ΔE 15.7

### [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer)

- [Emperor's Children](/paints/citadel-layer/emperors-children) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.6
- [Squig Orange](/paints/citadel-layer/squig-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.1
- [Knight-Questor Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/knight-questor-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.6

### [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade)

- [Berserker Bloodshade](/paints/citadel-shade/berserker-bloodshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.9
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.0
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.6

### [Two Thin Coats](/paints/two-thin-coats)

- [Scarab Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/scarab-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.3
- [Perisher Pink](/paints/two-thin-coats/perisher-pink) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.9
- [Centurion Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/centurion-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.3

### [Vallejo Game Air](/paints/vallejo-game-air)

- [Athena Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-air/athena-skin-76-107) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.9
- [Bloody Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bloody-red-76-010) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.1
- [Squid Pink](/paints/vallejo-game-air/squid-pink-76-013) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.6

### [Vallejo Game Color](/paints/vallejo-game-color)

- [Fluorescent Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fluorescent-red-72-157) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.7
- [Athena Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/athena-skin-72-107) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.9
- [Fluorescent Magenta](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fluorescent-magenta-72-158) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.2

### [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha)

- [Metallic Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/metallic-red-69-066) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.2
- [Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/red-69-008) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1
- [Sz Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sz-red-69-009) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.1

### [Vallejo Metal Color](/paints/vallejo-metal)

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.3
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.4
- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-metal/copper-77-710) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.8

### [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash)

- [Red Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/red-wash-73-206) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.2
- [Dark Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-rust-76-507) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.6
- [Flesh Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/flesh-wash-73-204) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.0

### [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress)

- [Cardinal Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/cardinal-purple-72-408) approximate ΔE 11.6
- [Demonic Skin](/paints/vallejo-xpress/demonic-skin-72-458) approximate ΔE 15.1
- [Fluid Pink](/paints/vallejo-xpress/fluid-pink-72-459) approximate ΔE 15.8

## Also in Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0

- [Familiar Pink](/paints/speedpaint-2/familiar-pink) approximate ΔE 10.8
- [Poppy Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/poppy-red) approximate ΔE 10.8
- [Purple Alchemy](/paints/speedpaint-2/purple-alchemy) approximate ΔE 11.7

Every pot in [Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2) has a page like this one. Army Painter against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Army Painter to Citadel](/paints/army-painter-to-citadel), [Army Painter to Vallejo](/paints/army-painter-to-vallejo), [Army Painter to Two Thin Coats](/paints/army-painter-to-two-thin-coats), [Citadel to Army Painter](/paints/citadel-to-army-painter), [Vallejo to Army Painter](/paints/vallejo-to-army-painter), [Two Thin Coats to Army Painter](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-army-painter).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=speedpaint-2-carmine-dragon)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Carmine Dragon?

Baal Red from Citadel Contrast, at ΔE 13.1: the nearest contrast paint from Citadel, though only an approximate match.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Carmine Dragon?

Cardinal Purple from Vallejo Xpress, at ΔE 11.6: the nearest contrast paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Carmine Dragon?

Scarab Red from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 9.3. The Two Thin Coats paints compared here include no contrast paint, so the closest colour stands in from another finish (opaque); it behaves differently on the model.